Blair to announce retirement on 2nd May?

Iain Dale has posted this article where he raises the possibility of Blair announcing his retirement on May 2nd. This would be a way of trying to negate the Anti-Blair vote at the local elections the day after.

This is a really interesting thought. We all know that the majority of the grass roots of the Labour Party hate Blair and what he has done for their party; many of their candidates stand reluctantly and even then Labour only manage to find nominations for 61% of seats. We also know that Blair's main focus over the last year or so has not been the best interests of Britain, but about trying to create a legacy. This final (and only) act of kindness to the Party he abused could also serve to leave a less bitter aftertaste about the Blair project from the party membership.